TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters

Week of February 19, 2021

1.Jose's baseball card collection has a ratio of 3 outfielders for every 2 pitchers. If he has 18 pitcher cards, how many outfielder cards does he have? (10 points)

• 23
• 27
• 5
• 90
• 16

2.George Washington commanded the Continental Army during: (5 points)

• The French and Indian War
• The Civil WAr
• The Revolutionary War
• The War of 1812
• The Mexican War

3.An appendix is usually found: (20 points)

• under your arm
• on the spine
• with the copyright date
• buried in the garden
• just before the index

4.What color was Paul Bunyan's ox? (5 points)

• Blue
• Red
• Purple
• Green
• Yellow

5.Abraham Lincoln made his most famous speech in this town: (5 points)

• Chicago
• Vicksburg
• Gettysburg
• Philadelphia
• Washington

6.What two groups occupy opposite ends of the U.S. Capitol? (10 points)

• Senators and Representatives
• Liberals and Conservatives
• Judges and Lawyers
• Nationals and Washington Football Team
• Republicans and Democrats

7.George Washington was from the colony of: (5 points)

• Massachusetts
• Virginia
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• Connecticut

8.Which president's biography would come last on the library shelves? (10 points)

• Washington
• Clinton
• Lincoln
• Trump
• Roosevelt

9.Which pair of numbers shares a common factor? (20 points)

• 29, 28
• 35, 36
• 15, 11
• 51, 16
• 63, 49

10.Abraham Lincoln began his career in this state: (10 points)

• Ohio
• Maryland
• Kentucky
• Indiana
• Illinois

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